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cheese, or mix with or add to milk, cream or butter any acids or other 

 deleterious substances, animal fats, or animal or vegetable oils so as to 

 produce an article in imitation of butter or cheese. 



Sec. 4335. If a person violates the provisions of the preceding sec- 

 tion he shall be fined not more than three hundred dollars, and not less 

 than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned for not more than one 

 year and not less than six months for the first offense; and for each 

 subsequent offense shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars 

 and not less than three hundred dollars or imprisoned for one year. 

 One-half of the fine shall go to the complainant. 



Sec. 4336. If a person by himself, his agent, or servant, sells, exposes 

 for sale, or has in his possession with intent to sell, any article made in 

 imitation of butter, that is of any other color than pink, shall, for 

 every package sold or exposed for sale, be fined fifty dollars, and for 

 each subsequent offense one hundred dollars. One-half of the fine shall 

 go to the complainant. 



Sec. 4337. If a proprietor or keeper of a hotel, restaurant, boarding 

 house, eating saloon or other place where food is furnished to persons 

 paying for the same, places upon the table or has in his possession with 

 intent to use, any article made in imitation of butter, that is of any 

 other color than pink, he shall be fined fifty dollars for the first offense, 

 and for each subsequent offense one hundred dollars. One-half of the 

 fine shall go to the complainant. 



Sec. 4338. The complainant may cause specimens of suspected butter 

 or cheese to be analyzed or otherwise tested as to color and compounds; 

 the expense of such analysis or test not exceeding twenty dollars, in any 

 case, may be included in the cost of prosecution. 



Sec. 4339. A justice of the peace may issue a warrant for searching, 

 in the day-time, any store, hotel, boarding house, or other place where 

 oleomargarine, butterine, or other substance imitating butter or cheese 

 is suspected to be kept or concealed, when the discovery of such article 

 may tend to convict a person of any offense under the five preceding 

 sections. No warrant shall be issued except upon the oath of some 

 person that he has reason to suspect and does suspect that such article 

 or articles are kept or concealed in the place to be searched. 



Sec. 4340. The term "butter" shall mean the product usually known 

 by that name, manufactured exclusively from milk or cream or both, 

 with or without salt or coloring matter. 



LARD 



Sec. 4341. No person by himself, his agent or servant, shall prepare, 

 sell or expose for sale lard or any substance intended for use as lard, 

 which contains any ingredients but the pure fat of swine, in any tierce, 

 bucket, pail or other package under a label bearing the words "pure," 

 "refined," or "family," alone or in combination with other words, un- 



